The Other Side Documentary

About Joe

 Joe McGovern is a former teacher, vice principal, social worker, pro soccer player, and wilderness therapy guide who now makes his living acting and teaching in Los Angeles. You may have seen him on TV recently on ABC's Scandal and Grey's Anatomy and on the stage as Henry in the award winning Henry V at the Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, CA.


 About The Other Side

 Joe is a progressive liberal democrat who has always been interested in politics, but who recently grew tired of the extreme political partisanship in America today. He created The Other Side: a liberal democrat explores conservative America to see if he could find another way – a better way – to talk to those he disagrees with. 20,000 miles, 5 months, 35 states and 82 interviews later, Joe and his team are editing the footage of his journey into a 75 minute documentary they hope will bring the two sides together and create a more efficient way to do politics and government in America.

About the Film’s co-Producer, FIVE

The Foundation for Independent Voter Education (FIVE)  is a non-profit, non-partisan, 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to restoring the importance of open dialogue in our democracy. FIVE co-publishes the IVN.us, an open platform for nonpartisan news and information, with an etiquette. All donations to the production of The Other Side documentary are tax deductible.

Your Donation

Shooting Film, Video Editing, Post Production and Advertising are just a few of the many things your donation will be used for. Please help us reach our goal! All donations are tax deductible.

If you'd rather donate by check, you can mail your donation to the Foundation for Independent Voter Education (FIVE) with 'Other Side documentary' in the memo line at:

PO Box 34431
San Diego, CA 92163